Shloka 24

Adhyāya 32: Tāpasānāṃ Darśanaṃ — Ascetics Seek to Identify the Pāṇḍavas

Devanagari script

ता: शीलगुणसम्पन्ना विमानस्था गतक्लमा: । सर्वा: सर्वगुणोपेता: स्वस्थानं प्रतिपेदिरे

Transliteration

tāḥ śīlaguṇasampannā vimānasthā gataklamāḥ | sarvāḥ sarvaguṇopetāḥ svasthānaṃ pratipedire ||

Translation

ଶୀଳ ଓ ସଦ୍‌ଗୁଣରେ ସମ୍ପନ୍ନ ସେଇ ସମସ୍ତ କ୍ଷତ୍ରିୟ କନ୍ୟାମାନେ ବିମାନରେ ଆରୋହଣ କରି, ସମସ୍ତ କ୍ଲାନ୍ତିରୁ ମୁକ୍ତ ଓ ସର୍ବଗୁଣେ ଭୂଷିତ ହୋଇ, ନିଜ ନିଜ ଯୋଗ୍ୟ ସ୍ଥାନକୁ ପ୍ରାପ୍ତ ହେଲେ।

Word by Word

• ताः: those (women)
• ताः: Karta
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Feminine, Nominative, Plural

• शीलगुणसम्पन्नाः: endowed with conduct and virtues
• शीलगुणसम्पन्नाः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सम्पन्न
• Form: Feminine, Nominative, Plural

• विमानस्थाः: standing/being in an aerial car
• विमानस्थाः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: स्थ
• Form: Feminine, Nominative, Plural

• गतक्लमाः: whose fatigue was gone
• गतक्लमाः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: गत
• Form: Feminine, Nominative, Plural

• सर्वाः: all
• सर्वाः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व
• Form: Feminine, Nominative, Plural

• सर्वगुणोपेताः: possessed of all virtues
• सर्वगुणोपेताः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: उपेत
• Form: Feminine, Nominative, Plural

• स्वस्थानम्: their own place
• स्वस्थानम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्थान
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• प्रतिपेदिरे: they reached/attained
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्रति + पद्
• Form: Perfect (Liṭ), Third, Plural, Ātmanepada

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Vaiśampāyana
• Kṣatriya maidens (kṣatriya-bālāḥ)
• vimāna (celestial chariot/vehicle)
• svasthāna (their proper abodes)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse underscores a moral logic central to the epic: śīla (upright conduct) and guṇa (virtues) lead to fitting outcomes. Those described as virtuous are relieved of suffering and attain their proper, deserved state—suggesting ethical character as a basis for post-suffering restoration and rightful destiny.

What is happening in the narrative?

Vaiśampāyana narrates that the Kṣatriya maidens, now free from hardship, ascend vimānas (celestial vehicles) and depart to their respective destined abodes. The scene functions as a resolution: distress ends, and each person reaches an appropriate station.